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Thursday, April 18, 2013

I'm sort of in a bummer mood today. I wish I was home knitting up a cuddly friend to cheer me up. And you know what would really cheer me up? A knitted cat. Did you know that I have an entire Pinterest board devoted to fiber-crafted cats? True story. It is called Fiberous Felines. Here are some of my favorites from the board that I could really use a hug from right now....

(A lot of these don't have much of a source, so I'm just linking to the pin. Perhaps you can research it from there.)

Here is a darling knitted kitty in a knitted sweater!

I love the shape of this cat! (And if you like cat butts... then, well... there's this...)

Here are some adorable stacked cats:

These knitted cats are enjoying the view out the window:

And this little guy is just totally bad ass:

Finally, here is a very elaborate collection of knitted cats with clothes and accessories:

OK, there are still like ten more that I want to share with you, but I'll leave it at this... FOR NOW.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Hi all! It's Monday, but I don't think I'll be posting a Maybe Monday feature. Instead, I'm going to show you two projects that I finished up this weekend.

First, I finally finished the Mousseux shawl I am making for my mother. It has an adorable picot bind off that took me forever to finish, but I think it was worth the effort. Here is a picture of the shawl on the blocking board:

Second, I was commissioned to knit another pair of Hello Kitty Mitts, so here they are.... just as cute as the first pair! (I won't be writing a separate FO post for these, since they are just a duplicate of the last pair).

Monday, April 1, 2013

After a few weeks off, I'm back with a new Maybe Monday! Maybe Monday is a weekly feature on my blog where I talk about a pattern that I may (or may not) knit.

Today's pattern isn't so much about the pattern as it is about trying out a new technique: double knitting! I've always wanted to try double knitting (and it's probably a technique that I should have mastered before I attempted the smokinskip scarf project) so I think it's time to give it a try in the near future. Enter: The Prettiest Hot Pad Ever (TPHPE). This is a very pretty, and very little, double knitting project that I think I may have to try out soon!